The Baseball History of Pittsburgh Pirates Washington Post Edition Cover design:Luxury Foil Relive the defining moments —

Relive the defining moments — exactly as they were reported at the time

hearts in mouths

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led by head coach Sean Payton and quarterback Drew Brees

losing just two games across all three Fall Classics

The Baseball History of Pittsburgh Pirates Washington Post Edition Cover design:Luxury Foil Relive the defining moments —PNC PARK IS BUZZING, the wait stretching across decades. Twenty losing seasons, years of frustration, all hanging in the balance tonight. Pitch after pitch, the tension tightens. Then it happens the final out is recorded, and the drought is finally over. The Pittsburgh Pirates win in the postseason for the first time since 1979. A 94 68 season has brought belief back to the city, turned hope into reality. After years lost in the wilderness, the